Bunny Mountain

Secret Garden

2012-02-08T12:23:00.000-08:00

A whole month since a post! Now that is bad. I promise to get into the habit of posting once weekly again, which I fell out of recently due to the holidays I'm guessing.
Exciting things are afoot! I am moving from my current place at the 1st of the month, into a room with a view and hardwood floors on a top floor of a two unit complex(instead of living in a large complex of apartments). I will have 3 other awesome housemates which I met last week. One I already knew from work, who helped me get the place. I'm excited to move back into a traditional San Francisco era apartment. I currently live in something more modern. It is also on the top floor so I won't have to deal with the noise that I have for the last year and 3 months. The guy who lives above me is quite loud and enjoys playing loud rap music..I will be glad to be free of that. I am also going to be getting a bike for the commute across the park to work! I haven't had a bike since I was young so I will have to get back into the swing of it.
I wanted to post the above piece because I can't wait to one day color it in. I was watching the 'Secret Garden' when I drew it. I think that movie is so beautiful. I'm hoping to get back into photography once I move as well as getting to explore a brand new neighborhood. Exciting!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season.

Gatekeeper 2012

2012-01-02T13:01:00.000-08:00

My most recent drawing is called "GateKeeper". I like the idea that a woman holds the protection of her own heart. We are all protectors and coming from a woman who has spent most of her life single I'm looking for something special when it comes to a love. We are all gatekeepers to our souls and hearts, best not to let everyone in. I've been guilty of that in the past so for 2012 its time to be a more careful gatekeeper for whatever key master comes along. Sure that can be taken two ways. Sexual and not. I'm looking for a Dracula not a Jonathan Harker. For a Snape not a James Potter.
I've over heard a ton of people say that 2011 was a horrible year. I could look at it that way but I feel like I've learned a lot. I've felt a love for my art that I didn't think would happen and so I am grateful for 2011.

I rang in the year watching gary oldman play a marvelous spy in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" which I enjoyed. I had a chocolate shake and a hamburger at mels and saw a movie. I saw "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" with my mom when she came up on thursday. I didn't expect to like it, but I'm sucker for a bad ass girl. I'd love to draw Lisbeth Salander, she is amazingly tough but inside there is a vulnerability. My art is the opposite, feminine looking girls with a toughness inside. The gatekeeper is that to me. She is all sweetness and softness but shes not going to make it easy to get near that dangling thread, shes in control.
I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe new year.
One of my resolutions is to read more. Another is to get back into pilates 4 times a week. What are yours?

now a picture of me making a silly face. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Carnival Christmas.

2011-12-20T16:21:00.000-08:00

I've been sick for the past week or so. Here is a new piece I have had shelved for some time now in my folders. I knew I didn't like the original colors that I did(they were far too intense for my linking) so I toned it down to more of a soft palate. I like it better now. Holidays are coming up quite quickly, it always comes faster now that I'm older. I remember waiting like crazy and doing the advent calendar at my house and thinking it would never come. Now Christmas just sneaks up on you. I sadly won't be getting to spend the holiday with my brother, mom, or dad...I will miss them.

I've been wanting to do a drawing of Jane Eyre. I just have to find the right photo for it. I'm going to go see "A Dangerous Method" tonight which will be interesting. I've heard so much about Carl Jung and learned a bit about him in my time with an Analyst. I hope its good.

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday time!

Everyone will have Tea!

2011-12-02T15:00:00.000-08:00

Nearly a month since an update! My, I shouldn't do that again. I wanted to post the finalized version of Tea Time. I adore Elizabeth. Not all the things she did but what she stood for. A woman in a time and world where to rule as a woman was often not done. When I went to London with my mom after I graduated high school, one of my highlights was getting to see her tomb at Westminster. I couldn't get over the fact that I was standing beside the tomb of a woman I looked up to for her strength. I love drawing Elizabethan garb. Its so intricate and those lace fans they wore were stunning, though I'm assuming quite cumbersome to wear they looked like something that just needed to be painted.
I wonder what Bess would think if she knew how many documentaries, movies, plays and costumes had been made to immortalize her reign. I'm assuming she would be quite happy and perhaps want to have some tea to celebrate.

Next thing I want to draw is Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. I'm going to go see "A Dangerous Method" when it comes out this month!

Also in wonderful news. Bunny Dee was featured in a wonderful brand new online magazine!The Unexposed is a wonderful magazine that interviews up and coming artists and seeks to display their work and thoughts. I'm interviewed on page 148. Take a look!

Hope everyone had a good thanksgiving and a good holiday coming up!

Golden Age

2011-11-04T18:46:00.000-07:00

I've been on a kick of drawing period costumes lately. It has always been a favorite thing of mine. When I was a kid I loved drawing elizabethan ruffs on all my drawings. Or giving animals ball gowns..I was fascinated with history from a very young age. At times instead of watching cartoons I would beg my parents to put on the national geographic tape we had about the titanic and its sinking. Oh Lady Anne of Cleves. She was rather lucky wasn't she to escape the ax. I've always loved the depiction of her from her portrait that was sent to Henry to see if he would wish to marry her. I really want to do more period costume drawings. They really are my favorite to do. I often wish I could dress like they did back in those days..just for a day.

I also finally got to see Anonymous. Well..I've seen it twice as of today. When the movie Elizabeth came out, I saw that 3 times in theaters. Period costumes make me drool. As does the actor in the black off to the left side. He plays the hunchback Robert Cecil. I usually like the bad guys. I didn't mind his back either, hes a great character and the actor gave life to a person so often reviled in history. He did a brilliant job at the roll. Many of the actors were amazing. David Thewis, Vanessa Redgrave, Rafe Spall..it was beautifully shot, had a wonderful soundtrack and a dramatic plot.
I am going home next week. So excited!
Hope everyone has a good weekend!

not so secret garden

2011-10-26T10:49:00.000-07:00

Its been a bit since a post. I came down with a cold and am finally recovering. In the process of getting everything ready for my halloween costume which I will hopefully get a few pictures of. I got the most wonderful email last week from such a kind customer that bought some stuff from my etsy site. Gabs with Moobaacluck has a blog hereshe had such kind words to say and took some beautiful pictures of the packaging I packed her necklace in! Thanks again so much Gabriella.
The above art is something I drew in anticipation of seeing the movie "Anonymous". I don't draw enough men so I thought I would give a go at drawing Shakespeare with a variety of different source material. I don't know if I will use this as the sketch for a digital final piece or try re-drawing him.

Since I'm finally coming to the tail end of my sickness I forced myself out of the house yesterday and through golden gate park. Where I stumbled upon the 'Shakespeare Garden". What I loved was it was quite deserted. There is apparently a engraving of him behind the locked door at the end of the path. A beautiful little spot though that I didn't even know was there right beside the Academy of Sciences. Next thing I'd love to do is check out the botanical gardens since I haven't done that since I was a kid visiting with my parents. After nearly 8 years of living here its time to do it again..

Shakespeare

2011-10-05T10:58:00.000-07:00

A new item has finally made its way into the etsy shop. Necklaces! That feature rabbits and foxes. Soon hopefully there will be other items as well just as soon as I work a few kinks out on them.

Modern day Ophelia will be the next print that I post on etsy as well. She has been waiting to be properly colored for sometime. I had her colored before but really disliked the palate that I used and had to scrap it.

Somehow all of this blog deals with Shakespeare related things. The fox is seated on the Yale Shakespeare book that I own. Ophelia is the love interest in hamlet. Rafe Spall is playing a very different version of Shakespeare in the movie Anonymous. I had never even heard of this movie until I was watching Project Runway last week and they continued to bombard me with trailers for it. I'm hoping its good. It's nothing like Shakespeare in love. I rather adore that Spall(who happens to the son of Timothy Spall who played WormTail in Harry Potter)plays Shakespeare as such a cad. I love costumes. Especially elizabethian period costumes...and I've not seen a movie since I saw Harry Potter 3 times in theaters. I miss Harry Potter movies..

hope everyone has a great week!

Pinch Me

2011-09-26T09:47:00.000-07:00

A few weeks or so ago I recieved an email on my etsy from Blakely the curator of R.A.G.(RESIDENTS APPAREL GALLERY) asking if I would like to bring my stuff in for her to look at to include in the shop. Last week I got everything together on thursday and brought it down to hayes valley. I'd love to ask everyone to check out their site and if able maybe take a peek inside! Rag has a ton of wonderful vendors and I was hard pressed not to buy a few things right when I was setting things up. I know nothing is a sure thing, but right now I'm happy just to have had someone think my stuff good enough to place in their shop. It is a good feeling and one I hope to experience again.

In other news I just finished the first season of Downton Abbey and it was amazing! Edwardian period is one of my favorite styles to draw and I might need to include more women in period clothing on my blog and etsy shop. Maggie Smith very much deserved her emmy that she got for being in this. I love good character build up. Check it out! Its free to view until the beginning of october on PBS.com they also have frontline, nova and all other PBS shows many of them up streaming. I haven't been on netflix in a week because of it!
hope everyone had a great weekend!

Mina and the Wolf

2011-09-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

I finished the ink drawing of this more then 5 months ago and it took till now to color it in. As I was about to write the description about her for etsy the soundtrack for Bram Stokers Dracula came on my itunes. Then the description I had been thinking of using seemed dull. I was remembering the scene where Dracula and Mina are enjoying their first meeting out in London. There is a panic about the escaped wolf in the city who comes right up to Dracula and Mina and he introduces them. This is that wolf. Who is now her protector. Her outfit recalled Mina's seafoam green blue gown from that scene in a way. I like this description much better then my old one. After all I'd prefer to think that Mina stayed with Dracula and had a wolf rather then married lame ol' Mr. Harker..bleh

Sunset

2011-09-12T12:25:00.000-07:00

I got hired recently to do some watercolors for someones art website that they are going to be making. I did two. This one was the more open to what I wanted to create, color scheme and subject wise. One of my favorite story books from childhood was "The Legend of the Bluebonnets". A beautiful story about a native american girls sacrifice to help her tribe in a time of sadness and lack of rain. I think I was inspired by that story with this little image. I also wanted to paint a sunset. I know that this isn't the sort of stuff I normally do, but it was fun to do something for someone that was actually narrative based in a way and not just a figure on a page.

In other news I've seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, 3 times now and have cried each time. Already contemplating a new hp tattoo to go with the two I now have. Really want to get the deathly hallows symbol on my wrist. Or another of my favorite snape quotes. I'm being Bellatrix Lestrange for halloween as well, a costume that I have wanted to do for the last two years but never had the right stuff to pull it off to my satisfaction. My mom as been telling me since Bellatrix showed up on screen "You remind me of the crazy witch". Can't wait for halloween!!

Always

2011-08-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

Its been awhile since a post! Things got a little hectic before the craft fair. I'd like to thank all my friends who showed up and bought things from me. The craft fair didn't turn out the way I envisioned. Having friends there for support though helped a ton. It meant the world to me actually.
This post really is involving my newest tattoo. I didn't draw this, I wanted something realistic so several of my friends recommended tattoo artists that have done their tattoos. The one I settled on after hearing tons of good things was Cicely at Cyclops tattoo in the mission district san francisco. She had drawn up the perfect little doe for the piece. I was nervous as I usually before a tattoo. It had been so long since my last that I was pretty freaked out. It didn't hurt as horribly as I imagined it would. It did hurt of course but it was worth it.
I had been thinking about getting a design like this for awhile. Its from one of my favorite scenes in the book/movie. More then being a tribute to Severus Snape(my favorite character played by my favorite actor) it reminds me that people are not always what they seem. I won't spoil what scene it was from in the book because that would be a huge spoiler.
I love the tattoo though.
I'm a huge HP nerd. I'm already contemplating where to get the deathly hallows symbol.

Wild Hare

2011-08-08T16:10:00.000-07:00

Exciting news is afoot! I will be participating in a craft fair! The first I've ever been in and I hope to do more eventually. I got the necklace pendants above made for the occasion. I am also excited to eventually be offering them for purchase on my etsy site. I will have to get more made. They are pendants of either a bunny or a fox leaping. As far as the craft fair goes here is the website: Hecho Local August Edition
I will be selling the following:
Bunny and Fox Pendants(very limited number!)
Original sketch book pieces
Prints
Post cards
buttons
hand painted ceramic pendants(even smaller number!)
I hope that people will come out. It will be great fun and there will be 40 other vendors there.
I'm excited and nervous and hope it turns out well. Still in the process of figuring out how to display my wares without having to lug too much stuff to the event. I found a nice coral fabric at the goodwill and bought a beautiful ikat yard off etsy(thats what is laying under the banner).
Hope to see you guys on sunday!:)

Hope everyone has a great week

Madam Lapin and Harry Potter

2011-07-27T09:59:00.000-07:00

It has been quite awhile since a post! I went home last week for two of my friends wedding(they got married in beautiful Santa Barbara) it was the best wedding I've been to so far. I also went home for my brothers birthday. Just got back last friday to good ol' SF. I also got to see Harry Potter while I was home with my parents. I will admit I cried quite a bit. Not loudly..but when your favorite character dies..its pretty hard not to. I got to bring along my wand my good friend got me for my birthday! I'm trying rather hard to look intimidating. The dress is green and I wore a victorian looking waist coat. Fashion!

Speaking of fashion. This is the newest art I've finished. Her name is Madam Lapin. As a kid I loved drawing ball gowns, fancy fancy stuff. I wish i still had the page after page of ruled notebook paper I draw them on. Madam Lapin is accompanied by her lovely rabbit friend Stella. I really enjoyed drawing her.

Now that I am back, I shall post more regularly.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Look to the RIGHT!

2011-07-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

I think it has been over a week since I posted! So much insanity as of late. First off and something I'm super excited about is post towards the right in the side bar!
I was asked to post my wares on papernstitch. I was approached on my etsy about it. Exciting! I'm feeling so lucky this 4th to have the great people around me that apriciate my art and support it. So check out papernstitch. Its a really beautiful site.

Above is my new favorite print. She is called 'The Mountaineer'. I was inspired by my own silly love of Jon Krakauer books. I will admit if I could going on a date with any living author it would be him. "Into Thin Air" blew my mind.

I've been working on figuring out new things to put up on my etsy so as those come together I will be posting them here.

Hope everyone has a happy 4th! Or a great day where ever you are!:)

Tea time!

2011-06-24T15:32:00.000-07:00

Wow its been a long week. I came down with a horrible flu and had to go to the hospital on monday. I'm glad that I did I was given meds and I'm feeling a bunch better now. Still groggy and tired however.

I've been told by a few people I should show sketches before I ink them in. I have such a hard time doing that though! The minute I get something drawn out that I like I leap into the pen stage(probably because its my favorite stage)and I can't stop myself. As he can see though, I had to do a patch on her hand. I messed that hand up prrrretty bad!

I've been checking out Hark A Vagrant quite a bit and I was inspired to do a historical lady. Check the site out. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard in my life. Combining history and illustration is one way to get me hooked...If I could of majored in anything else besides art it would of been history for sure. Queen Elizabeth has always been a favorite of mine. I like drawing neck ruffs..Sometimes I wish that we still dressed so intricate but have to remind myself that it would be painful. That the clothing of today is very easy on the body. I still wish I could wear edwardian dresses on a day to day basis though..and that men still wore suits...ah well...

Have a great weekend!:)

General Bunny

2011-06-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

Here is General Bunny. He hasn't been posted on etsy as of yet. He is a civil war man. I imagine that lady bunnies in hoop skirts and bonnets wave at him as he passes on horse back. Hes a very stoic sort. You'd have to be with a mustache of such prominence.

Unique is ready to take on the world. I imagine that her poster was everywhere when she was the world renowned tattooed lady of the 1900's. Shes up on my etsy.

I'm excited that I got the days off to go home to visit my family and go to my friends wedding. I leave on the 14th of July and that means on the 15th I will get to see The Final installment of Harry Potter with my parents. Excitement! Then the wedding is on the 16th. My brothers birthday is the 18th. I don't return home till the 22nd. It will be a nice break.

The weather is so nice here..but its messing with my allergies.
I want a burrito...

Have a great weekend everyone!:)

Desk Quest

2011-06-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

I've been on a quest for the last week or so to organize my desk. It often is in a state of chaos since I use it for so much and it is rather small. I can't believe I actually use to keep my scanner on it..it just took up too much space though and was regulated to the bottom shelf of my bookshelf. The quest to clean the desk turned to a quest to tidy the rest of the flat spaces in my room(shelves, dresser, tables)and now I'm pretty pleased..so now if you want. Take a trip to my room where I make art.

The first task was to move much of the stuff that was cluttering up the desk to the shelf right next to the desk on the bookshelf. This gave me a lot of free space and more room to work with as far as organizing. The Darger post card was purchased at the Darger exhibit when I went to NYC two years ago.

The lotus flower tapestry behind my computer is something I've had since I moved to San Francisco more then 7 years ago. My mom bought it for me and its graced every apartment I've had.

The desk was a craigslist find. 50 dollars. The cream colored globe was free(found it on the street)and the blue was 4 dollars from goodwill.

I'm glad to have everything mostly organized now. The yellow basket helped.

The map behind my bed is one I purchased 4 or more years ago. It is what has inspired my color palate in my work. The bed blanket was an etsy find. I collect picture frames.

Snape wallpaper background of course. It use to be my drawing of snape.

All the books were collected from the free box at my work, well besides the HP ones. My mom gave me the rabbit bookends. The stones, shells and driftwood is stuff my mom and I have collected on our many beach trips.

The book on the far right was one of the first things I think sparked my desire to draw. Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination illustrated by Harry Clarke. Tucked in there is a huge book of maps, some Gorey, Klimt, Sendak, Schiele, Gibson and of course Harry Potter Film Wizardry.

More books. I'm a huge Krakauer fan..more so when he is writing mountain climbing books though. Into Thin Air is one of my favorites. I love the white bunny statue I got at goodwill during easter time.

More art and map books.
Now desk quest and room quest is complete. I am constantly changing things though so who knows...

Day Dream

2011-06-01T12:14:00.000-07:00

For some reason this last month has seemed hectic and I can't figure out why.
I have many ideas for summer drawings mulling around in my head. My problem is
I have yet to find a cafe here in San Francisco that I just adore..That means I
often do my drawing at home or go to a random cafe and only do one drawing and then
quickly leave. Some of the cafe's here I would like to frequent are often overly
packed and I feel bad taking up a space for too long. I use to enjoy Bazaar cafe but thats back in my old neighborhood...

I'm working on re-organizing my desk space. I will take a picture of it when I am done. I guess I will just take a picture of different parts of my bedroom.

Hope everyone is having fair weather

M and M

2011-05-22T20:20:00.000-07:00

I still don't know what exactly I want to do with the background of this piece. They are conjoined twins. Their names are Miriam and Mirabelle. My whole idea was that they both are in love with different people.

I want to do a drawing inspired by the showtime show that I've been so into watching lately "The Borgias". I don't often watch tv(if I do its usually history channel or something nerdy on discovery, I wish I had national geographic channel...)but this show has captured my attention. I love things historically based, even if much of it is loosely based. The costumes are amazing and lush. I wish that when I went with my parents to Italy that I hadn't been sick when we were in Rome. I was basically confined to a bed for nearly 3 days while my family visited the Vatican and the Sistine chapel. I had just take an extensive class on art history at the Academy of art and was so bummed that I missed out on seeing stuff like that, not to mention the Baldacchino.
I did get to see a bit on my last day which was good and then later we traveled to Venice and Florence. Florence was my favorite by far.
All this talk of history makes me want to draw a Borgia character...
Perhaps Lucrezia Borgia
or King Charles VII

one of these two.

Hettie

2011-05-16T11:34:00.000-07:00

This is Hettie Kauffmann. Shes actually based off of a drawing of a character of the same name by one of my favorite odd artists Henry Darger. At the bookstore I work at one of the used book buyers got a wonderful Darger book in a buy. I had to look it over since I fell in love his his work some years ago in art class upon watching the documentary on him called 'In the Realms of the Unreal'. Towards the very back of the book was the drawing of Hettie. She is a girl general and a girl scout.

I thought she would make a great drawing, I wanted to change her costume a bit. The feathers around her neck of her coat seemed more to denote a flier in my eyes. So I gave her an aviators under cap from WW I.
One of my greatest museum experiences was when I was in NYC with my mom before I moved there for my very short stint. The Folk museum was having a Darger Exhibit and my mom and I went. His stuff is just spectacular in person. So much larger then you'd imagine reading one of the art books on him.
I really need to invest eventually in owning an art book on Darger. His stuff is just so fantastical.

stone cottage

2011-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

My mom is coming up for a short visit today and this is what I made her for mothers day. She told me months and months ago that she wanted a drawing of her with a stone house. My mom has always wanted to live in a stone cottage, her favorite is one we sometimes take a side trip in Cambria to see. I hope she forgot that she asked me to draw it so she will be a bit surprised. I still need to do some laundry though!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Beautiful Trip

2011-04-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

I am back from my trip home and to Yosemite. It was fabulous. My mom and I decided to take a walk the last day that we were there and came upon some deer along the trail. All told I probably saw 8 deer that one day. It snowed the second day we were there, the fires roared at the lodge and I got to spend some great time with my family. I did get one drawing done at the lodge which I want to re-draw though before I post it.
My mom will be up to visit on the 5th so I wont have to wait long to see her again.
So now I'm back in the swing of things and will be posting regularly again!

This lady just went up on my etsy. I call her arrow girl. She was raised by wolves and still hunts with them. Perhaps she is a princess of a tribe now but never stopped loving her spirit animal.

Sea Dream

2011-04-08T21:32:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty inspired by the sea lately. Of boats and the like. I love the coast line along california as much as I love the mountains and valleys of Yosemite. I've been dreaming about the sea. Of collecting shells and pieces of glass. I hope to get a few acorns while we are in Yosemite(hopefully everything with the US. government will get figured out and national parks will not be closed..) I also want to do some drawings while I am there. Maybe my mom will go down with me to the main fire at the lodge at night.
I'm looking forward to seeing my family. Also my cat stella. Miss that kitty.
Hope everyone had a good week!

Her spirit animal

2011-04-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

I certainly have neglected to post for the last few weeks! I've have had quite a few problems with my allergies as of late which has put me in a bit of a fog. The weather has been rather beautiful in SF and one does have to get out and enjoy the sun. Though it has meant lots of watery eyes for me.
The drawing above I did a bit ago. I think I was watching a documentary on the settlement of the west. I wanted to draw someone however that is there protecting the bison as much as he is protecting her. He is also her spirit animal. Drawing the bison was rather hard and I wanted to give his coat a Charles Dana Gibson feel of cross hatching. Well enough explaining! I should color them soon and post that as well. I hope everyone is enjoying good weather minus allergies!

Music Outside.

2011-03-24T15:26:00.000-07:00

Finished Sea Lion woman today. The rain was coming down so heavily that the alcove outside of my room was nearly a half foot deep with water. Thank god there is a drain out there. The water was coming down like buckets. The sounds I hear from my room sometimes remind me of the background noise in the movie bladerunner. Especially right now with the muffled sounds of cars going by and rushing over the rain water. Cars honking and the light patter of rain. Probably doesn't help that I'm listening to Memories Of Green(a song from the bladerunner soundtrack).

I was watching a video that I saw placed on the Green Apple Core website called "The Library". It made me think that Snape would live there if he was just a regular gentleman about London. Check it out. Its beautiful, some would probably find it cluttered. I think its a big piece of art. I can't believe I did that Snape piece of art almost 3 years ago. Long fingers and elongated noses are some of my favorite things

The Library from Sergey Stefanovich on Vimeo.

Sea Lion Woman

2011-03-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

We have been inundated with rain and storms here in the bay area. While my mom and I were in Mendocino I couldn't help but draw this while the thunder and lightning raged outside our windows. I named her after the Feist song Sea Lion Woman.

My mom and I had a great time on our trip. Great food, great chats and beautiful abide the chilled and dark weather. I have to commend her for the amount of driving she did. Miss her already! I will be getting to see my family though on the 11th of april when I take the train down for my week vacation. Much drawing will be done while in Yosemite.

Deer and Dreary

2011-03-16T09:24:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty tired. Just woke up an hour or so ago when I didn't go to bed till 2...
Before I leave I thought I would post my most recent drawing/finished piece. Deer Lovely. I enjoy her colors.
I've got everything packed for my short sea trip with my mom. If my suitcase was more organized I would take a photo of its contents...but alas it isn't so instead I'll bring my camera and take photos of rainy scenery and me and my mom.
I'm not quite finished packing so I better hop to it...

Hope everyone has a great next couple of days!

Mr. Rabbit

2011-03-14T11:46:00.000-07:00

My Blog has been given another lift. I recently changed the banner on my etsy site so I thought that the blog should have the same sort of look to it.

I was inspired a little by the She & Him new music video "Don't Look Back."

I also love this book. Before I graduated College my mom came up to visit and we went to see the Maurice Sendak exhibit at the Contemporary Jewish Museum here in the city. It was amazing. He has been my favorite illustrator since I was a child and getting to see his hand drawn works brought tears to my eyes. I saw this book above among a collection of books they had to look of. I fell in love with it but the bookstore wasn't selling it. A bit saddened I went along with my days and forgot about it. Till my moms next visit and she presented me with the book! She had gone out of her way to find it for me. It is an adorable story about a little girl who just cannot think of what to get her mother for her birthday. I will be seeing my mom on in a couple days. Excitement!

ps. book art above by the amazingly talented Maurice Sendak.

Lion Den

2011-03-10T14:42:00.000-08:00

I've been on a circus kick lately after finding some lovely circus illustrations from the 1900's while searching google images the other night. Its slightly inspired by the fact that astrologically I'm a leo. My first name also comes from 'Daniel' in the lions den. Though it was fitting.

My mom is going to be here next week and I'm pretty excited about it. Haven't seen her in a little over a month.

Listening to Iron and Wine and realizing that I need to clean my room again..oh chores.
Kind of want to do a drawing to this Iron and Wine song lyric:
"One more drink tonight, let your gray stallion rest. when he lays in the reins. born of the speed and the strength he gave."
Or this:
"My hands they seek the end of afternoon...my hands believe...and move over you..."
I wish my drawings had the grace of lyrics like that.

Unique

2011-03-08T23:10:00.000-08:00

I went and saw 'Rango' today. I actually really enjoyed it. The humor was good and I love animals in human like costumes. When I was a kid the first things I drew over and over was animals in clothes.
I'm listening to Townes Van Zandt. I adore his music. I think it slightly inspired the drawing above. I wanted to draw a woman who is proud of who she is through and through. The feeling of freedom in self acceptance.
If you haven't listened to Townes, check his music out. If you like the sort of music that makes you think of tumbleweeds, lonely roads and country folk.

Yee Hawww.

Friends Invite

2011-03-07T09:53:00.000-08:00

I've been working on the wedding invitation drawing for my good friends. They are getting married in July and I wanted to make sure that the drawing had their likenesses. It was a really fun job to do. Not quite finished, still needs the banner with their names. I love that they wanted their cat in it. Who is an adorable maine coon that I got to baby sit for 3 days when they were out of town once.
It has been rather dreary out the last couple of days. I'm wishing for sunshine while my mom and I are out of town next week..it says there will be showers next week the first day she gets here. Usually the forecast changes though in 10 days. Here's hoping.

Hope the sun is shining for someone this week!

Day Dreaming

2011-03-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

Just a little preview of one of the stamps I had made. I adore custom made stamps now.

I'm listening to kings of convenience right now and it makes me get excited for my mom coming to visit the middle of this month. We are taking a road trip cross the golden gate and visiting the sea side. Pictures will be taken and probably a few posted here.
I really want some rose macaroons right now. I could also go for some italian food in my home town. I will have to wait till my visit in april.
Need to stop day dreaming about the future. When errands, laundry, grocery shopping are in my present...ha.

I'm so happy where I am living now. I've been drawing something nearly everyday that I have time. I will post more art very soon.

tote-ally excited

2011-03-01T15:32:00.000-08:00

These two things arrived on the same day. My cotton tote bags and my buttons. I'm finally getting to the task of making other things besides prints. This is what I was so excited to tell everyone. I'm so pleased with how both came out. They are both up for purchase on my etsy. I'm pretty nervous about selling this stuff but also excited.

I've been watching tons of documentaries on netflix.
Truman Documentary
Nixon Documentary(both the truman and nixon one from american experience)
Last Train Home(about the largest Migration that humans make)

and I just got a General Grant documentary in the mail..and the contender...

spring in the winter

2011-02-24T10:33:00.000-08:00

It is freezing outside and San Francisco is forecasting the possibility of snow on friday night or saturday morning..and I decide to draw a girl picking spring wild-flowers...

If snow did happen here in the city it would be pretty amazing. Being from Bakersfield, another city where the possibility of snow fall usually is zero, whenever it did snow it was pure magic. It snowed twice in Bakersfield in my lifetime so far. Once when I was 5 or so and again when I was in highschool.

I miss having longer hair. I keep telling myself that if my hair ever gets long enough I will sport Gibson girl hair..
It is probably my all time favorite era of clothing and hair. Hence why my Delilah drawing has the beautiful up-do.

Wonderous

2011-02-22T21:18:00.000-08:00

Just had a wonderful dinner with my Uncle and his girlfriend Maureen at one of our mutual favorite spots "Pizzetta". It was great to spend time with them outside of Pacific Cafe where they work. I am currently watching Jurassic Park and generally just relaxing after wine and pizza and great conversation. This is a photo of the photos I keep right near my computer. I love mountains. I think there is a majesty there that I wish I could capture in my own art. I cannot wait to go to yosemite with my family in april. Many pictures will be taken...

customs

2011-02-20T20:14:00.001-08:00

Wonderfully out of the blue one day I got a request for a custom piece from a wonderful girl named Melody. I was pretty excited to make a wedding portrait for her friends who got married back in the summer time. It also turns out that shes a fan of my bookstore and a HP fanatic! Its great to make friends with a customer, even better when they have likes in common with you!
I posted the work in progress on my facebook which got me another love/wedding themed custom piece from another wonderful lady who was looking to give it to her brother and soon to be sister in law.
It really feels amazing to give a smile to someone who is about to(or just has) had one of the happiest days of their lives happen to them. exciting. Plus my friend Roman(who helped me get my bookstore job!) and his beautiful fiancee Corinne are going to have me do their save the date.
so much
<3
:)

picture this

2011-02-20T09:24:00.000-08:00

before going to work. Thought I'd make a short post. My picture frame wall. I love collecting these.
Off to work with books.:)

Rainy day special

2011-02-17T22:47:00.000-08:00

Today has been a busy day. I decided to finally get going on creating different things for my etsy other then prints. More on that soon. I want it to be a bit of a surprise for my blog;) I'm hoping people will be excited as I am.
reading material though that has been inspiring: "St Lucy's Home For Girls Raised By Wolves" by Karen Russell is a must read. Its fantastical. Short stories about girls with sisters who date ghosts and hunting for long lost siblings.
The above drawing is for something special hopefully coming soon to my etsy page. Yes..thats my bunny tea mug. Today was spent drinking much Sencha green tea. Which might be my new favorite tea..
rainy days are made for tea and drawing at least for me...

Violets Home

2011-02-15T09:54:00.000-08:00

I found an odd list I made some years ago in an old journal:
-The furniture is uncertain.
-posse retoric and call questions.
-cake carrot
-blood possibility
-caution mind unstable.

I really don't remember writing it..or what it was for. A class? I really can't say.

My art has been featured wonderfully once again on nerdJERK
Check it out! Steph Cortes makes wonderful nintendo related hand knitted items which are totally worth the look.

I've been inspired lately by the civil war. Because of the ken Burns 9 part documentary I mentioned being hooked on a few blog posts ago.

This is the result. I enjoyed drawing this very much. It makes me want to travel and sit on cliff tops watching the ocean..

Sacrifice

2011-02-11T22:47:00.000-08:00

I don't know how I feel about this watercolor. I put a filter on it too to make it warmer. I have pictures of mountain ranges beside my computer to look at. I'll post a photo of them soon. Listening to the soundtrack to The Piano.
I just realized Ada from The Piano might of slightly inspired this drawing..

Hats for all

2011-02-10T10:37:00.001-08:00

Listening to Iron and Wine and wanting to try water coloring a piece today when I get home. I really need to get something to eat. I post the picture above of Annie Hall because I want to do an Annie Hall inspired art. It is in my top 3 favorite movies of all time. I drew this couple while at work. Wearing different hats. I scanned it wrong though..they are supposed to be looking at each other.

Its sunny outside. Time to go exploring. :)

and.. I like this hat I have.

1863

2011-02-07T14:35:00.000-08:00

So I got on a roll today..I woke up and said...I want to draw a civil war bunny. Which started off with the second drawing. Which is based on General Sherman(I will admit I find the real general to be attractive). I wanted to make sherman into a bunny. But I wanted him to have a mustache like chamberlain. So this is what came of it. Then a friend recommended I draw an Abe Lincoln bunny...so I couldn't resist.
Famous Rabbits of history..hahah. Nerd out.

Yosemite

2011-02-04T15:28:00.000-08:00

I feel like I am FINALLY starting to get over the cold that I've had for the past month or so...it really has been like a never ending sickness. I went home last week and I was supposed to go to yosemite with my mom but because of a high fever and my cold showing up again we couldn't go. So I named this drawing Yosemite. I can't wait to color her in. I have a few other images though that are ahead of her as far as what gets colored next though.
I've been watching ken burns civil war documentary series on netflix and I forgot that in highschool I had a huge crush on Joshua Chamberlain. Most of my friends had pictures of people like Ricky Martin in the fronts of their binders..I had a civil war general...We had to read "Killer Angels" when i was in highschool. Anyway. Thats random fact of the day I guess...

Random Rabbit

2011-01-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

I've been told in my classes in the past that you shouldn't wax on too poetically about yourself in the blog that you use as your place that shows your art. I think that eventually I wont be able to do that..I want people to know me through and through and know what goes through this rabbit girl mind of mine. Maybe it will make people feel more of a connection. I know that the blogs I read usually delve into the deeper thoughts of the writer. I like that sort of candid closeness.

Today at work I was looking at a book of late 1800's photographs from Brooklyn. I was suddenly overcome with an incredible sadness/fear that all the people in these photos are dead. Even the young ones. Photography is fascinating to me. How to captures a moment in a persons life and traps it there. It is now visual history. I find myself wondering about those individuals in that book. What was that person who became a blur in that photograph..where were they going?

Listening to horse feathers and sun kill moon makes me yearn for road trips. Reminds me of the one my mother and I took cross country when I thought my dream was to be a new york city dweller..moments stand out. Memory pictures that can bring tears to my eyes. Here are some examples:
-Looking up at the stars in new Mexico and being awed. I'd never seen the stars so bright in my life.
-The rain storm in Colorado. The tornado warnings and the look of Des Monies at night.
-The drive through Pennsylvania. When the song came on 'Oh Mama' by Adele Diane on the mix cd I made my mom. How my mom and I started to cry. Because she was going to leave me in the big city.
I need more road trip moments. My mom and I are still planning a trip to Alaska which would make more.
I miss driving the streets of my home town. I miss the crazy sunsets at times. The tumbleweeds and the sound of the train going by the house I grew up in. Visiting friends who lived on farms or out in the distance. Texas reminds me a bit of Bakersfield where I'm from. There is a little bit of a country girl in me.

Living where I live now. Relaxing the way I can without drama I feel like my mind can drift to these good things.

I'm sure some people think don't talk so much about you. I just think it would make it easier to understand my art perhaps. Or maybe I should just make a personal blog...?
I'm random, my mind darts like a rabbit.
Now to watch Harry Potter.

Keep Calm

2010-12-30T15:39:00.000-08:00

I need to take pictures soon of my new room in my apartment. I'm really enjoying where
I'm at. Today I made my 15th sale. I know its not a huge amount but I'm completely grateful for each sale that I make on etsy. Plus I also love odd numbers. I have also been featured in an interview on the Creative Moxie Blog if you'd like to check it out.

I recently saw two movies in one week.
"True Grit"
and
"Tron: Legacy"
Both I loved. Both are totally different. I'm a sci fi geek girl at heart and tron really grabbed me with the visuals. The music which is supplied by Daft Punk was A-MAZING. Tru Grit is also spectacular. Better acting of course and I can't help but fall for almost every Cohen brothers film I see.
Anyway check those movies out if you get a chance. I'm almost tempted to do a tron inspired print but I haven't a clue how that would go over hehe.
I wish everyone a happy and healthy New Years.
I think one of my new years resolutions will be:Write down more dreams. Start taking pilates again or adult ballet classes..
what will yours be?

Sedona random

2010-12-21T00:16:00.000-08:00

There are quite a few new images for sale on my etsy site. This is one of them. Sedona. One of the most beautiful trips I have taken with my family was going to the grand canyon in winter time. Before we got to the grand canyon though we visited Sedona. The colors of the stone were so beautiful I was just blown away. The teal of the sky matched with the salmon orange of the surrounding stone..I really can't wait to go back there.
I can't stop listening to Nick Caves "O Children" which was in the new harry potter movie. I get to go have dinner with my wonderful friend Tanith tomorrow and you should all check out her blog. Shes linked on my side bar and she has some amazing art!
Im pretty sleepy now. I've been slowly getting over a cold and the insanity of the christmas season at the bookstore has been a bit overwhelming. I want to go see HP and the deathly hallows again. I've been reading a lot of Jon Krakauer. <3
Sleepy time now. This post is so rambling...

Ride on Fall

2010-12-10T15:19:00.000-08:00

I have been so M.I.A. lately. Mostly dealing with the fact that I had to move. I am now in a new place(been here for a little over a week) and I feel really great. Art ideas are flowing to me more readily. I'm closer to my work(the bookstore!)and my roommates are great. They own two cats and I love them. One of my roommates and I might go out to get a christmas tree today. Its just great. Its been crazy this last year and a half or so. I've moved 4 times in less then 2 years. NYC to the tenderloin sf. Tenderloin to outer richmond. Outer richmond to inner richmond...phew. I attended the Academy of Sciences Nightlife last night. Tomorrow is a friends birthday party and sunday is a another friends birthday party! Insanity. This really is more social then I've ever been. I'm also heading home to bakersfield on tuesday since I wont be seeing anyone on xmas from my family. Planning on baking christmas cookies with my mom which makes me so happy. Really I can't say this enough, this month has started out beautiful. Ill be back to more posting and sorry for being gone but moving is quite the ordeal.

Above is one of my recent drawings and my most recent etsy addition to my etsy store. I'm happy to say that I made my first international sale today all the way to portugal! I want to thank everyone again who has supported me in this pursuit. I don't know where I would be without my friends and family right now. <3

-Bunny Dee
ps. I got to see Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows pt 1. Twice now. Once with my wonderful friend Tanith and second with my Mom when she was here for thanksgiving.damn. GOOD MOVIE. I can't wait for the next installment. I'm going to be so sad when there are no more HP movies...

a plethera of things

2010-10-29T16:21:00.000-07:00

I've been feeling pretty under the weather lately but these bunnies brought me out of the gloom for a bit. I'm working on a variety of these for a print. See how it turns out. I'm going to be going home next week to see my family. I can't wait to see my mom and dad and my brother. We are all going to drive to Cambria for dinner and spend the night. My mom always plans such lovely things. I hope to take a walk on the beach, collect shells for my shell collection and enjoy being out of the hubbub of the city for a few days.

I will also get to see my cat. Which I know it sounds silly but I get so excited to see her when I'm home. I have a variety of nicknames for her: stell bell, stella bella, little face, and princess to name a few..I'd love to have my own cat one day and name it Luna. After Luna Lovegood of course.

Speaking of HP I happened to make a friend Via etsy named Steph Cortes. Shes also a Alan Rickman fan(which I loves) and she has a adorable blog. She makes geek-tacular stuff and its a must to check out!
go visit her blog called nerd JERK.

nerd JERK!Check out her blog!
her stuff reminds me how much I use to love old school video games. Now I miss playing them so much! Shes also a sweetie-pie.

:)
-Bunny Dee

Bear and Bunny

2010-10-25T14:36:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone. Its only been a couple days but I wanted to post my new image which was inspired by my brother. His nickname is Brother Bear. His sister bunny is giving him a heart.

I've been trying to do as much drawing as I can a day. I have to leave for work in about 30 minutes and still need to get ready to go...I'm watching galaxy quest. Ah Alan Rickman how I love thee. Now to get to work.

<3
Bunny Dee

Color Keys

2010-10-22T23:11:00.000-07:00

Today has been a long day for some reason. Perhaps its the rain that makes me feel sluggish and want nothing more then something warm to drink and to stay in my room. I've been listening to Rachmaninoff most of the day and its been rather inspiring. I find that classical is wonderful for me to draw to. I created this piece above today because I wanted to paint a rainbow of colors and listening to a piano being played made me want to incorporate keys. A typewriter was the first thing that jumped to mind. I searched for reference of one and found a beautiful royal typerwriter from the 60's to base this design off of.

I have an urge to re-watch "In the Realms of the Unreal" again. Henry Darger is such an odd inspiration. That man did amazing things with color.

My feet are freezing. I want a peppermint hot chocolate..

Traveling bunny

2010-10-21T14:47:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post a photo of part of my room. Its pretty obvious what colors inspire me. I have been obsessed with travel since I was little. I planted flowers in my parents front yard just to earn the money to buy a suitcase that had a map of the globe on it. I wish I had saved that suitcase. I have a collection of maps that I have gotten at various places, and I am very particular about the colors I want on my maps. The one above my bed is from the 70's. I also have a map from the 80's of Australia(which is a place I'm dying to visit one day)and a 1930's map from national geographic of the world. I own two globes and want to collect more. One I was actually lucky enough to get while walking home from work one night on the street for free! The lamp beside my bed is great grandmothers. I have necklaces my mom has given me draped over it. There are various prints on the wall by other artists that I fancy and of course Klimts the kiss behind my bookshelf.

Here is also a photo of me at the Griffith Observatory when I was there with my family during my visit. I love space. I love the stars. To me its the dream world. I'm a dork. I almost cried in the planetarium show.

You Clipped my Wing

2010-10-19T15:31:00.000-07:00

The other night I watched one of my all time favorite movies "The Piano". I gush about this movie a-lot. My mom actually took me to see it when I was the same age as little Anne Paquin in the movie. Now that I am older and able to understand the themes more in the movie its taken on a new life. The directing is flawless and the images it creates are so breathtaking I find myself wanting to cry everytime I watch it. Not to mention the stellar acting done by EVERYONE in it.

The first drawing I did was from a chapter title on the dvd. "You Clipped My Wing", Ada(Holly Hunter) is a mute. By choice since she was a child. Her only voice and mode of expression is her piano. When she is married off to Alisdair(Sam Neill) he has no clue of her love of the piano, or how deeply its importance to her runs. But Banes(Harvey Keitel) realizes this. He is interested in Ada however and they end up falling in love when Ada gives him piano lessons which is just his mode of getting near her. Alisdair learning of this forbids her from seeing him again. She doesn't listen and when he is told of this he does the most horrible thing you could do to someone who speaks through the piano. He cuts one of her fingers off. Halting her flight. She can no longer speak she can no longer fly.

So I first drew Ada, and then I drew Alisdair. I must admit as a kid I had a crush on Alisdair. I usually like the villains. Ok I still love Alisdair. But I still love villains so there..

you + me

2010-10-18T13:53:00.000-07:00

Here is another piece I actually did yesterday after work. I think when I thought it up..well you may laugh but its sorta me and Hans Gruber from Die Hard. My friend pointed this out to me. I would like to think that if Hans Gruber was a character now he would be a super stylish hip man. I doubt he would wear yellow but who cares. Though I am the perpetually single Bunny doesn't mean I can't have dreams of romance or at least draw it. A girl can dream.

Its up for sale on my etsy! Check it out and if anyone ever wants a custom love portrait let me know. I can make one like this in your likenesses!
Much xoxo

-Bunny Dee

Heres Hopping

2010-10-15T19:38:00.000-07:00

Bunny Dee the Art of Danielle Gundry-Monji!

Well it is finally up. More then a year after graduating from art school I am finally venturing to put my toe into the art selling waters. To be honest I am quite scared. I guess there is no excitement in life without uncertainty. I have never been one to be full of self esteem so this is pretty frightening. I need to remind myself that I should build myself up rather then fall back into that instinct from highschool and my youth to pull myself down.
I hope that people check it out. Give it a gander. Tell me what you think. :)

the link is above. Now to watch half blood prince!

-Bunny Dee

sleeps with one eye open

2010-10-12T16:12:00.000-07:00

I did 3 drawings today. I'm listening to Joan Baez sing Diamonds and Rust. It makes me want to relate at least a little where my art comes from. About 4 years ago I had a very different style of art. I was trying to imitate things like disney and in my opinion failing miserably. I had been seeing a wonderful analyst for about two years. I thought that I was opening up. That I was saying things that had meaning. I didn't know that I was asleep psychologically. I rarely drew. I think I had a hiatus of something like two or more years. Never drew for fun just for school.

Then I had something tragic happen. A relationship crumbled. The person that I relied on for all my self esteem was gone. I know it sounds pretty pathetic and it was in a way. I crashed and burned. I found that I was waking up though. To what really could be my artistic nature through this tragedy. My style of art did a complete 180. I was drawing now from my dreams. From what inspired me. My art started to take on the ability for me to get my feelings out on paper. Be that joy or sadness it was now an outlet. I know it might sound kinda metaphysical but really sometimes these events that you think would sink you no matter how tough you are..turn out to be what wakes you.

I'm grateful for that tragedy. For the way I had to rebuild. I'm not who I once was.

The above image I drew today. She sleeps with one eye open because she fears a broken heart.

bloglift

2010-10-11T13:51:00.000-07:00

another post so quickly!? well just wanted to give a heads up the the blog itself has been updated. Thanks to my friend its been given a face lift and now has a banner with my bunny mountain on it to go with the blogs name. So yay. New look for the blog.

Above is a picture of me on my birthday at the SF MOMA. The woman in the background looking at my camera cracks me up.

can't sleep as usual..

2010-10-10T22:35:00.000-07:00

woah. All I have to say..where have I been all this time. Lets just say that art has not taken a back seat. Its finally working its way around to devouring me with creativity. Which I like. I haven't been feeling well lately due to allergies and the sick season that is nearly upon us.
I've worked at my wonderful indie bookstore job for a year and a month. I need to remind myself to get continue on doing what I went to school for and what I dreamed to do since I could talk.

That brings me to exciting news. Part of the reason I might of gotten sick has to do with not only the flurry of energy that I've had creating but the motivation..and nervousness about putting that into the marketplace. I've been building up and prepping to launch my very own etsy site at the end of this week. I've hammered out some pieces for prints. I'm really excited about this. After that is done I will start blog posting regularly again. Which indeed I do miss doing.
Thanks to all my friends and family who haven't ever lost faith in my art.
Lets see how it goes.

just breath bunny...hehe:)

fly away

2009-09-13T00:01:00.000-07:00

I have been inspired as of late. I got a job which I am really excited about. Its at an amazing indie bookstore that I've wanted to work for a very long time. It's not an art job but it is still breeding my creativity. Plus I will be around fun creative type people anyway. It will also afford me time not to forget to do my art. I am pretty happy right now.:)

The reason for this piece of work has to do mainly with the fact that at the goodwill a few days ago I purchased a globe. I also have a huge map of the world on my wall over my books. When I was younger I did tons of odd jobs for my parents so they would give me money to buy a suitcase with the map of the world on it. I love the thought of travel. I love the places I have been able to visit and I yearn to see more. I also adore the pastel sorts of colors that are on most maps and globes. Totally my color palette. Maybe thats one of the reasons I was drawn to them as a kid. But anyway I love my globe. "Be Free" is the saying on my business cards.

edit.
I just added this simple art too. I love the bunny, shes jumping for love.:)

hiatus over.

2009-09-09T23:06:00.000-07:00

wow Its been a huge hiatus. Just to fill you in. I moved to NYC. It wasn't for me. I moved back...so now I'm in SF again. I needed my friends and family. I am currently looking for a job...oh the joys of being out of school.

This piece came as a whole result of how I've been feeling since moving back from NYC. It was quite a big blow to think you want something so much only to realize it was not for you. I value my family and friends so much. I missed the weather..and just the general feel of sf. So needless to say I've been pouring my heart out quite a bit via phone. I did that a lot while I was in NYC. Talking to friends, family..trying to figure out what to do with myself how I should approach things.

Also two things got into the spring show. Amazing. I was so happy to find this out. "Bunny Dream" got in and my Ernest Hemmingway piece..so yays:)

spocks brain

2009-05-03T16:44:00.000-07:00

this is what happens when you spend too much time matting art all day. You need a reprieve from all that. I decided to draw spock since I'm super excited to see the movie on thursday night. Work was done in photoshop. P.s. I have a total crush on spock. just so you know...I know. I'm a geek. I have a weakness for defined noses...and intellectuals.

submit

2009-05-02T16:46:00.000-07:00

finally figured out the three images I'm going to be submitting to the spring show...and Ive got to say that matting these things is way more stressful then the drawing. my hands are shaking..I get way too nervous matting things, the margin for error is too damn small.....
anyway...I get to go see star trek the night before It comes out and I'm excited. Makes me want to do a drawing of spock;)

oh angry

2009-04-28T00:24:00.000-07:00

just because angry bunny is always good for a smile.

he likes spaghetti

and he loves me. since he is my angry side....lol.

star warsing

2009-04-25T22:12:00.000-07:00

this is probably at least a year and a half old drawing. I still like it though. I currently want to draw spock which is leading to a battle with my star wars fan side.
random fact: at 15 I went to a star wars convention here in san francisco. I went dressed as Princess Leia in A New Hope. I won first place in the junior division of the costume contest.

I also like making paper hand cut outs. Anyway. I'm going to try entering 3 things into the spring show for 09' academy of art. Heres hopin I get in. Ill post the 3 I'm going to be submitting soon here.

done done done.

2009-04-20T21:37:00.000-07:00

all I can say is finally....

done with homework.

Hem a way

2009-04-13T22:58:00.000-07:00

This is for class tomorrow. The assignment was to illustrate a chapter page for Ernest Hemingway's book "A Movable Feast". Now I am not a Hemingway fan, sadly reading "In Love and War" and "Farewell To Arms" In high school never gave me a liking for the author. Mostly because he has no perception of the female spirit. He has a way of shrinking women down to nothing. Women to Hemingway are a note on a page, a pretty face but nothing of substance. The only woman with any strength is his writing on Gertrude Stein in "Moveable Feast". But anyway enough of my dis-like. Don't hold it against me I just much prefer to read F. Scott Fitzgerald or Aldous Huxley. I did have to come up with a drawing for his writing though, which is rather difficult considering what a "wordgasm" it is. I was drawn to the passage about him ordering a drink at the cafe in Paris and taking out his notebook and pencil and starting to write. I wanted it to be sorta surreal and this is what came out of all that......

that was long-winded.

Easter lineage

2009-04-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

I thought I would post the card that I sent to my parents and brother for Easter. Its a simple little drawing that I did last night and colored. I post it also to introduce the fact that most people that are close with me are given a creature to be in the world of bunny dee. Most of my close friends have been given animal alias's. It sounds funny but people seem to like having characters of themselves. I simply ask "whats your favorite animal?" but some people get assigned an animal or character, which is the case with my family. I originally started doing this a couple years ago when I decided to do some mini children's books for fun for my parents and brother for Christmas. This was pretty easy for my brother and mom. My brother has always been referred to as Boo Boo Bear. Ever since he was little we started calling that. So he obviously became a little brown bear, sometimes referred to as Boo Boo Bear Toast. Since hes shaped like toast. My mom once when I was hanging out with her at her hotel when her and dad came to visit here in SF she had wrapped herself up in her blanket so I said "Mom you look like a baked potato!" to which ever since I started calling her Tay-Toe. She now signs all her cards to me as thus. I love it. My dad was a little harder to come up with but he has a stuffed panda at home. So he became Papa Panda.

So each of my family members are part of a children's book world. I'd love to make a book someday that has each of the characters featured. Wow this was the longest post ever, I guess I felt the urge to explain the lineage of why my family is drawn as certain characters. I myself have always been given stuffed bunnies since I was born and hence the nick name Bunny Dee was born. I'm their own personal easter bunny. LOL.

I know. I am a huge dork.

Damien?

2009-04-11T02:08:00.000-07:00

don't make angry bunny feel dumb....it makes him angry. Angry bunny is Bunny Dee's older brother. Hes also my angry side. He made his very first appearance in my icon drawing on the side where he is smashing the monopoly board. Bunny dee has other siblings too. If you notice in the drawing of Bunny Dee with the frying pan, her littlest sister Dido makes her first appearance. Dido is curious. They also have a baby brother named Dylan. Maybe angry bunny needs a name...like....Damien? hahahahah! I like just calling him Angry Bunny. It fits.

night night

Bad Beard Man

2009-04-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

drew this while listening to the animal collective. I guess this is what happens when inspirational music hits my system. More packing in my future. Brothers graduation from Loyolla Marymount is coming up soon. Need to get my plane tickets.

Woo

hoping

2009-04-07T00:55:00.000-07:00

I'm really not feeling well. It must be allergies. The drastic weather changes that have been having wreak havoc on my body. I'm post this because I don't work at borders anymore but this was a drawing I did while I was working there. Worked there a year and 9 months, thats a long ass time. Hoping for bigger and better things once I move.

Oh..and don't underestimate my spatula! I draw odd things.

goodnight<3

confusion

2009-04-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

geeze where have I been. I was at home for nearly 4 days. But heres some art..bleh I didn't post the colored version because some of my teachers don't get my color palate..Barron Storey gets it...I'm super confused by the teaching circuit as of late.

so excited to see this.

2009-03-18T23:01:00.000-07:00

look. I know this is my art blog, I know I had nothing to do with this movie. But the pure fact that the book that this movie is based on was the main thing as a child that made me want to be an artist compels me to post it. "Where The Wild Things Are" is my favorite book and Maurice Sendak is my all time hero. I'm so excited for this movie. So excited. I'm also going to cry upon seeing it on the big screen............so excited.

But yeah. I'll post some art soon to make up for this not being my art but my inspiration.
<3 it

full circle:)

2009-03-16T12:18:00.000-07:00

About to go meet Barron Storey....Ieeeeeee.

My dad sent me this morning! He was at the mall helping with getting everything situated. His landscaping looks amazing, its nice that my father and I ended up getting to do something together artistically. So theres my design in the Valley Plaza Mall, my former haunt when I lived at home. I remember being so excited as a kid to get my picture taken with the easter bunny. Now I helped in the process...funny how everything comes full circle...

easter

2009-03-15T20:37:00.000-07:00

I know I've posted alot today but this I'm really excited about. My dad had me design a scrim from the mall in my hometown of bakersfield,ca. He was doing the landscaping for the easter set up where kids take pictures in front of with the easter bunny. After some revisions this is the idea that I came up with. The mall heads LOVED it. They are also going to talk to their boss and might want me to do a christmas version. I'm so excited. Every kid that gets a picture with the easter bunny will have my image in the background.....I didn't get paid for it but I don't care its going to be awesome to put this sort of thing in my portfolio and on a resume. It's experience in illustration and I'm so happy my dad asked me in a pinch to do something for him that was illustration driven. This will be seen by the masses in the mall! God......I'm all smiles. Thanks dad:)

bunny dee

2009-03-15T15:23:00.000-07:00

This was a lot of fun to color. The bunny is Bunny Dee. My little alter-ego that was developed when my parents and bro started calling me bunny dee. She loves color and wants to spread it everywhere. She also likes mountains, oceans, spirals and pattern. Also Alan Rickman and Pineapple. Those are not pictured here however. She also wants hugs. Can't you tell?

when I grow up

2009-03-14T21:32:00.000-07:00

I did the colored version of the drawing while listening to Fever Ray "when I grow up" awesome song totally check it out. Its the girl from the band the knife.

I get to meet Barron Storey on monday. My uncle set it up, its so awesome of him to do that, hes friends with his wife(they use to work together at pacific cafe on geary). Needless to say I'm nervous as hell, this is a guy that several teachers at the academy have brought up as a revolutionary.....and he wants to look at my portfolio and sketchbook....YEAH NERVOUS DEE. I feel like this fever ray song that I mentioned above..when I grow up..theres so much I want to do I feel its frightening that I'm hanging on the cliff now of adulthood...school is almost over all 4 and a half years of it. Moving to New York City. I'm glad that my life turned out the way it did, I'm glad that I couldn't get a dorm room at san jose state upon graduating highschool. I was going to study history there even though I really wanted to do art....I'm glad a certain person broke my heart two years ago because I wouldn't of found the artistic style I now have without that pain.

Life hands you alot of experiences in life and the trick is deciding what you want to get from it.

Thanks life for giving me what I have. I <3>

sadness

2009-03-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

I asked my friend Joel what I should draw and he said sadness. This is what came out of it. She wears her heart on her sleeve and the cup has a heart which is billowing with life. I want to color this for sure.

Censored:(

2009-03-04T17:47:00.000-08:00

Sad brides. Idea for my portfolio prep class editorial illustration.

finally done.

2009-03-02T18:07:00.000-08:00

FINALLY! DONE...jesus christ that type was annoying and time consuming to do..........but I like it.

Nerd.

2009-02-27T07:24:00.000-08:00

I've got to get ready to go to work...bleh. I remembered this drawing and wanted to post it. Its me as a vampire. Haha big hips and small feets. Corset looks like its leaving me a little off balance.
And thats me with my lovely camera. I named it snape. I know. Nerd.

Manhattan

2009-02-23T20:41:00.000-08:00

Ive gone and gotten a little carried away with the color on this. I actually have 6 other color ideas on this but didn't upload all of them. I enjoy a muted color palate. When I get too crazy with my color things just go BAD. Its funny to me that when I move to new york city mid june I'll actually be living in the same city as this guy. He created my favorite movie of all time, Annie Hall. If you haven't seen it, its a must. I'm listening to classical music which makes me miss dancing. I want to take ballet again....I miss being graceful.

allen-ated

2009-02-22T21:14:00.000-08:00

the re-sketch for my honors portfolio class assignment, portrait of woody allen I'm doing. I had way to much of a stressful day. Its deals with not backtracking and loosing myself as an artist just for the sake of money.....tiresome. tired.
woody looks happy though.

incorporate

2009-02-21T23:53:00.000-08:00

something I made awhile ago. I like collage what can I say. I'm glad ive found a way to incorporate it with my drawing.

Prop 8 saddness

2009-02-18T23:27:00.000-08:00

homework for my portfolio prep class. I wanted to do something for a magazine or newspaper dealing with the issues of Prop 8 being passed. I identify it with censoring love.

ps. got my tickets for me and my mom to fly to New York City to find my apartment end of may. So excited.

Hair

2009-02-17T20:15:00.001-08:00

another collage. trying a few different things. Lotsa hair.

Me as a kid. Look at my collection of bunnies in the background...I started loving them young. The yellow bunny ive had since I was born. Hes now almost 27 years old.

Woody Allen

2009-02-16T23:12:00.000-08:00

Woody Allen portrait thumbnails for tomorrows class. Collage/pencil/pen on paper.

me a nerd with my woody allen esq glasses.

Rabbit Hole

2009-02-16T23:08:00.000-08:00

I drew this today. Inspired by the color of candy.
I saw Coraline last night with my friend Tanith. The minute I got home I drew this, its inspired by the tunnel that Coraline crawls through. It reminds me of alice going through the rabbit hole.....The Other Mother was terrifying. She really to me magnified the Negative Mother Complex that you read about in Jungian analysis.

Breathe

2009-02-12T18:43:00.000-08:00

I started cutting faces out of magazine pages. Collage on illustration board with watercolor.

Downtown.

2009-02-10T19:12:00.000-08:00

Collage piece im working on. After class today I come to find out again that I need to stop doing what I think will please others and stick with who I am....bleh. Especially when what I think will please others doesn't. I'm such a rabbit about everything, nervous and anxious it cracks me up how much I relate to my power animal sometimes. It's such a fight club moment. Oh and I need to stop comparing myself to every artist. It really doesn't help my sanity to do that. I'm listening to Jackson C Frank. He rocks. Country twang check his music out if your bored. Its touching. Also I'm digging listening to my collection of Nina Simone. Inspiring.

dream.

2009-02-09T22:29:00.000-08:00

I tried acrylic color on illustration board for my class tomorrow......I'm pretty nervous about presenting it.

color field...

2009-02-08T21:35:00.000-08:00

This was a lot of fun to make. I painted it and drew it on a piece of pre-painted pink wood scrap. I call her color field. Maybe I should do more color works. I can't wait to move to new york city. Its getting closer and closer and I'm more and more excited. I feel like more then before that I found myself artistically but after a long hard and depressing road. I can only thank my family, friends, art school and jungian analysis. I need to draw a bunny on this somewhere haha.
<3
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Angry Bunny

2009-02-04T17:02:00.000-08:00

This is actually the first ever "angry bunny" drawing I did. I don't remember which class I was in, probably some sort of academy of art lecture gen ed. class. As a little bit of side info in Jungian analysis you are taught to draw the different sides of your psyche. Angry Bunny would be my angry side, which also means that my angry side can be laughable at times. He is showing Monolpoly who's boss.

Blog name

2009-02-04T16:42:00.000-08:00

Its bunny mountain. I decided to name my blog after this particular drawing, probably because of the reactions I get from it, people smile when they see it. Makes me wish there really was a bunny mountain erupting color for the world. Ah well there is one in my head and now on paper. I love you bunny mountain. A really awesome artist I met in honors portfolio said I should get a blogspot for my art. So I did thanks Miguel!